Dan Ferrier
IS3440 Linux Security
Project Parts 1-4
7/14/14
Part 1 Tasks 1-3:
First World Savings and Loan is a financial institution that processes credit card
transactions and loan applications online. We are currently considering implementing an open
s

IS3440
Project
Project Title
Linux-Based Web Application Infrastructure
Purpose
The purpose of this project is to evaluate, research, and recommend particular solutions for a Linuxbased infrastructure, serving a financial institution's initiative to provi

Dan Ferrier
IS3440 Linux Security
Unit 2 Discussion 1
6/30/14
The defense strategy should begin with what I would consider to be the first layer of defense,
implementing a security policy because users are usually the weakest link. An organization should

Dan Ferrier
IS3440 Linux Security
Unit 4 Discussion 1
7/14/14
The hackers were able to take advantage of the JIRA daemon by using a SliceHost server which was
compromised to open a new issue named INFRA-2591. They used a tinyurl in the issues context to r

IS3440
Unit 3: User Account Management
Learning Objective
Explain user account management and the principle of least privilege to protect and secure the
system and its data.
Key Concepts
Policies for user accounts
Boundaries for the user, system, and root

Dan Ferrier
IS3440 Linux Security
Unit 1 Discussion 1
6/23/14
Unit 1 Discussion 1: Securing a Linux System
Three areas of high risk in Linux:
A Web server: Many risks are possible from a compromise including using the web
server into a source of malware,